João Rafael Kapango

{{short description|Mozambican footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Portuguese name|Rafael|Kapango}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = João Kapango

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = João Rafael Kapango

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|9|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Maputo, Mozambique

| height = 192 cm

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Ferroviário Maputo

| years1 = 1995–2004

| years2 = 2004–2012

| years3 = 2012–2013

| years4 = 2013

| clubs1 = Ferroviário Maputo

| clubs2 = Tersana

| clubs3 = Ferroviário Maputo

| clubs4 = Tersana

| caps1 = 87

| caps2 = 219

| caps3 = 0

| caps4 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1996–2012

| nationalteam1 = Mozambique

| nationalcaps1 = 58

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate = 6 February 2010

}}

João Rafael Kapango (born 14 September 1975 in Maputo) is a Mozambican football goalkeeper.

International career

He is an international football player{{NFT player|pid=4533}} and played the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.[http://www.rfi.fr/foot-can-2010-coupe-d-afrique-angola/120-1304/joueurs-kapango-jo%C3%A3o-rafael-gardien-de-but--tersana-egypte rfi.fr] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011194643/http://www.rfi.fr/foot-can-2010-coupe-d-afrique-angola/120-1304/joueurs-kapango-jo%C3%A3o-rafael-gardien-de-but--tersana-egypte |date=2012-10-11 }}

He became notable in the 2010 African Cup of Nations during the game against Benin, when he came to collect a routine overhit pass and made a bizarre attempt at a salto whilst gathering the ball. Whilst he narrowly avoided conceding a goal, he injured his neck in the process. The incident has become a minor YouTube hit.

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